Latest News Articles by Roland Arkell
Exceptional George Owen Royal Worcester vase wows bidders at North Yorkshire auction
23 October 2026The Autumn Fine Interiors auction at Hutchinson Scott in Skipton, North Yorkshire featured a Lancashire collection of Royal Worcester porcelain.
Xanto maiolica plaques emerge at auction after more than 140 years out of public view
23 October 2026After more than 140 years out of the public eye, two maiolica plaques by the celebrated Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli (1487-1542) sold for £38,000 each at auction in Salisbury.
Marie-Antoinette’s Sèvres dairy bowl emerges after more than two centuries
23 October 2026A Sèvres porcelain jatte-téton, commissioned for Marie-Antoinette’s dairy at the Château de Rambouillet, has resurfaced after more than two centuries.
Big three back in Asian art action
23 October 2026Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams are again selling in this market as the autumn season gets under way
Subcontinent interest: Latest sale to offer works documenting Indian history underlines huge demand in this market
23 October 2026Chorley’s (25% buyer’s premium) first dedicated Islamic & Indian sale section was based around a single consignment: an East India Company (EIC) archive that came by direct descent from Sir Charles William Rouse Boughton (1747-1821).
Then there were three... Christopher Dresser teapot discovered in Canada and auctioned in Scotland
16 October 2026A seminal proto-modernist metalwork design by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) emerged for sale in Edinburgh on October 14.
Sumptuous table suite from Skibo Castle comes to Yorkshire auction
16 October 2026Once part of the contents of Skibo Castle, an exceptional Louis Napoleon gilt-bronze surtout de table suite by Ferdinand Barbedienne comes under the hammer at Tennants.
Account of ‘once great man Napoleon’ makes over 10 times estimate at Spink
16 October 2026Among the most eagerly contested lots in the Historical Documents, Autographs and Ephemera sale at Spink (22.5% buyer’s premium) in London was one including two letters written by a sailor while aboard HMS Northumberland when she carried Napoleon Bonaparte into exile in 1815.
Furniture dealer De Jong debuts at LAPADA Fair in Berkeley Square
16 October 2026‘I try to buy something with a little magic’ says Dutchman who deals in fine English period furniture
Boney pops up with an 'escape plan' from St Helena
16 October 2026A rare scissorwork diorama depicting Napoleon captive on St Helena was among the curios included in Sworders’ (25% buyer’s premium) latest Out of the Ordinary sale.
Outstanding choices to make: the 2026 Asian Art in London award nominees
16 October 2026Asian Art in London annually celebrates outstanding examples of art and antiques offered by auction houses and dealers through a series of awards. Here are the items shortlisted this year in the three award categories.
William De Morgan tile in demand as Alarmed Bird design flies away in Gloucestershire
13 October 2026The second highest price for a single tile by the great Arts and Crafts potter William De Morgan was set by Kinghams in Moreton-in-Marsh on October 8.
Edward III leopard coin leaps out from suburban home to take £70,000
09 October 2026A rare 14th century gold coin, an Edward III leopard that was in circulation for just seven months, has been hammered down for a mid-estimate £70,000.
Irish sale to be staged 'on the premises' at Georgian house
09 October 2026Kilkenny auction house Fonsie Mealy is holding a contents sale at Newport House in Newport, County Mayo, on October 20-21.
Safety lamps lead the way at sale of extensive collection with a mining theme
09 October 2026Collector built friendships all over the world when amassing a record of two centuries of mining equipment
Lots to savour in Sussex saleroom
09 October 2026Bumper auction includes set of Pooh books and 58 lots of modern firsts from a single vendor
Britannia Standard silver service survives as a whole
09 October 2026Relatively few Britannia Standard silver dinner services from the Queen Anne period are available to buy.
Wedgwood pieces painted by Powell on offer in Gloucestershire
09 October 2026The sale at Harper Field in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, on November 4-5 includes 14 pieces of Wedgwood Arts & Crafts creamware painted by Alfred Powell with scenes relating to Cherington Park, Tetbury and the surrounding area.